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Home My WebLink About Ag & Extension Committee 04-07-1998 - - I ~r i~.YISED ST. CRUIX CUUNTY NGTICE aF COMMITTEE MEETING Tfl: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Vern Dull, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: April 7, 1998 TIME: 12:3 p.m. LQCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin CALL TQ QRDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION of AGENDA Dn T E of N~~T ~►IEETING ACTION oN PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS i ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT St. Croix County Budget - Ag Center Update - Computer Purchase Agreement between St. Croix County and University of Wisconsin District 8 WACEC Meeting Report and Assignment - Expanded Role in Evaluations for Office Chair - St. Croix County UWE~ Marketing Plan Agent Performance Evaluations - Appliance Disposal Contract - Tire Disposal Contract There will be no a ent re orts due to erformance evaluations. NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEST MEETING: ADJOURNMENT Agenda not necessarily presented in this order} SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: March 30, 1998 COPIES To: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members - - T ~ Ag B~ ExtensionlResource ~ EducatronlPlanning Committee _ April 7, 199$ g Center, Baldwin Con~~ened: 12:40 p.m. Adjourned: 3:30 .m, P Present: Vern Dull, Leon Berenschot, Ronald Ra m y ond, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan, Jim Janke, Ma Lestrud and ' . rY Kim Reaman. Guests: Nuke Perki, Western District UWE~ Director and Tom Dorse C y, aunty Board Chairman. The meeting was called to order at 1 Z.4a p.m. Date of next meeting was set for Ma 5 1998 at 12:3 Y ~ 0 p.m. Art Jensen moved that the a enda be a g dopted as presented. Ron Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carried. Leon Berenschot moved that the revious ' p• meeting s minutes be approved, Ron Raymond seconded the motion, Motion carried. Ron Raymond moved that the vouchers be a roved. i . pp Art Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Administrative Re ort St, Croix County Budget; No re ort. P. Ag Center Update: Discussed in LC ' WD meeting. Computer Purchase Bement: Re ~ aman circulated the A reement betty ' Coun and the Uni g Ben St. Croix tY versity of Wiscansui for com user urchase. ' VVis P P The University of consua will purchase the computer and St, Croix Coun will r Wilco tY epay the University of ns in in two equal payments: June 1, -1998 and June 1, 1999. Ra o a rove the a ree Ym nd m°ved t° PP g meat between St. Croix County and the Universi of W' ' Seconded b Bere ~ ~0~m' y nschot. Motion passed. District 8 WACEC Report and Assi en ~ ~ • . gnm t. The Federal contribution in base dollars to Extension has ,been reduced from 21 % to 1 S % over the last couple of years. WACEC would like counties to discuss how the de endence on base . P dollars may be reduced and identi district pro rammin rioriti g g p es for which flexible funds could be used. The commi directed the staff to enerate a list o tree g f potential programm~g priorities that the could contribute to at the next meetin . Y g Expanded Role in Evaluations for office Chair: M' , ike Perki, UWEX western District Director discussed the move toward havin the Office ' g Chair conduct evaluations of office colleagues. The committee expressed concern re ardin • . , g g the concept including added time this additional responsibility would re wire of the office q chair. The committee supports St. Croix County being exempt from this additional office ch ' ' ' ' air responsibility. -1- St. Croix County UWE~ Marketing Plan: Tabled until May meeting. Agent Performance Evaluations: Closed session - 19. SS ~ 1 } C . Mike Perkl, UWE~ VL~estern District Director, conducted performance evaluations of the Agents. Planning Depar~nent's Report: Fodroczi reviewed a list of March vouchers totalling $3,109.63. Berenschot moved that the vouchers be approved as presented. Bethke seconded the motion. Motion carried. TirelAppliance Roundup: Fodroczi reported on vendor contracts for the TirelAppliance Roundup. GreenMan Technologies, inc. formerly BFI} proposed to continue last year's contract at a reduced price of $751ton. Fodroczi recommended this contract as the best available price from a vendor that has previously provided good service He also recommended increasing disposal fees to the public of $1 for car tires, $3 for truck tires, $7 for tractor tires and $10 for heavy equipment to offset a reduction in the available 1998 Recycling Grant funds, Motion by Jensen, seconded by Bethke to approve the proposed contract with GreenNlan 'technologies, Inc. and the new disposal rates. Motion carried. Fodroczi recommended approval of a contract for appliance disposal services with J. R.'s Appliance. Rates were raised $1 to $9 for appliances and $17 for air conditioners. This is the first price increase in four years. The alternative vendor would charge higher prices and require county staff to load appliances and collect t'~e money. J. R.'s Appliance manages all handling of the appliances and direct collection of fees from customers. Motion by Beren.schot, seconded by Jensen to approve the contract wi.h J.R.'s Appliance. Motion carried. Clean S~veep Program: Fodroczi reported that contract with the Northwest Regional Planning Commission for hazardous waste collections in May and September was signed. He asked the Committee to set a policy on charging farmers and small business far disposal, The new contract would allow separating labor and disposal costs. Previous contracts incorporated labor costs in all disposal rates. Motion by Bethke, seconded by Berenschot to charge farmers and small businesses the actual costs according to the contract schedule and cover all labor costs from program funds. Motion carried. Ron Raymond made a motion to adjourn. Leon Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion carried. Submitted by, . Art Je n ~ Secretary cz -Z..